He Built an AI to Check Exams in Pakistan (Now Silicon Valley Wants It) ft.Ansar Moughis | TBT

Want to be a guest on Thought Behind Things? Apply here: https://muzamilhasan.com/podcast/apply Join the Inner Circle, my weekly letter on AI, building, and being early to what's coming: https://muzamilhasan.com/inner-circle... Read the thesis, the one idea behind everything I'm building: https://muzamilhasan.com/thesis My website: https://muzamilhasan.com Learn AIDE AI : https://www.learningaide.ai Moughis Linkedin:   / ansarmoughis   Will Artificial Intelligence eventually replace human teachers, or is it the ultimate tool to save our broken education system? In this episode of the Thought Behind Things podcast, I sit down with Ansar Moughis, Founder and CTO of AIDE AI, an EdTech startup that uses advanced LLMs to automatically grade messy, handwritten student exams and provide deep learning analytics. Teachers spend up to 10 hours a week just grading papers. Ansar explains how Aide AI eliminates this redundant work, allowing educators to step back into the role of true mentors. We dive deep into the technical challenges of bypassing traditional OCR for handwritten text, the economics of running an AI SaaS in Pakistan for just Rs. 5 per page, and the harsh reality of students using ChatGPT to cheat. We also discuss Aid AI’s rapid global expansion into Riyadh and Silicon Valley, proving that Pakistani tech founders can build products for the world. If you are interested in the future of EdTech, AI automation, or building a global SaaS, watch this until the end! Timestamps: 0:00 Intro and Guest Introduction 1:17 Elevator Pitch: Automating Paper Grading for Teachers 2:09 Market Size: Teachers and Students in Pakistan 3:27 How the Product Works and Handwriting Recognition 8:19 Student Practice Platform and Analytics 10:30 Pricing and Teacher Costs in Pakistan 13:59 Selling to Schools vs Teachers 17:27 Staying Sticky: Assessments Focus and Integrations 21:23 Analytics, Parent Chatbot and Personalized Testing 24:24 AI Cheating and Rethinking Assessments 28:21 Accelerators: Antler, Plug and Play and GOAL 31:26 Building for Pakistan vs the World 33:15 Humans in the Loop: Teachers Will Not Be Replaced 35:50 Closing Thoughts on Education as a Long-Term Bet Instagram:   / muzamilhasan   LinkedIn:   / muzamilhasan